mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 3, 2019 Think I’ll just put these pics here 70C2A023-07AD-4439-B496-AD8FAD26EC4E by Kym mtbkym01, on Flickr 5A9D1335-E8F6-40BD-B6DC-EFF14BAC4FF0 by Kym mtbkym01, on Flickr DF2EE029-031B-4C9A-834A-290448237DDC by Kym mtbkym01, on Flickr 547358CA-9D81-4B0F-BCE2-951EB9FF3CC5 by Kym mtbkym01, on Flickr DBECAC7F-AF46-40F7-8439-12751D6E7F3C by Kym mtbkym01, on Flickr 1187C4A3-C15C-4C07-9651-82C6157D5F34 by Kym mtbkym01, on Flickr 9 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo 1217 Posted March 3, 2019 Tight lines ! Not just a fishing tag. 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 4, 2019 Both of these bodies are repro items, and the Turbo one isn’t a great fit imo, it seems to be marginally shrunken and a little short, which made it interesting to fit. Having said that, the chassis itself is far from perfect, and overall I’m really happy with the outcome, compared to what I started with FDA98E4C-3B65-4FA0-AF14-D0FA8F823109 by Kym mtbkym01, on Flickr 44605685-AF3E-4C83-986B-D66DA246AC64 by Kym mtbkym01, on Flickr 51A8AEDA-7B06-4960-AFEC-1269D9124F4F by Kym mtbkym01, on Flickr The Optima body, although from the same place seems to be a much better fit. I rebuilt this car about 8 years ago, and it has had the body sitting on it unpainted for all that time. I’m so happy to have finally had the body completed 0DF3CD59-66F2-461F-B440-30C134816406 by Kym mtbkym01, on Flickr 125D633F-F11D-4F23-9810-4991D18EDDD8 by Kym mtbkym01, on Flickr The 2 brothers sitting on their shelf together, I absolutely love this sight 1681B7E5-57A7-4262-A108-63173661F6B6 by Kym mtbkym01, on Flickr I can’t take credit for the paintwork, this was done by an airbrusher (JA Designs) from here in my home city, as far as I’m concerned they are flawless and well worth the relatively small amount it cost me, much better than I could possibly ever do. From here I’ll be onto the next project, now to decide what to tackle next 8 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 19, 2019 The next project has commenced, and this one will take a little while, as it’s a rather special little job that has a very significant history in the racing side of our hobby. Based on research and advice from those in the know, this is a Team Associated RC10 early “Edinger” edition. I bought this a while ago as what I thought was just a Gold Pan RC10, but it’s infact a fairly early kit made by Team Associated when they ventured into off road. This car seems to have had a pretty tough life, and bringing this one up to scratch will be time consuming. Being what it is, I’m determined to bring it back to life as original as possible so bear with me, anyway here’s some pics: 2E120F80-14B4-471D-86DB-388C20CEE316 7D9D5A84-3AFD-4E0E-9250-9AE911814A00 979CCDE1-6C8B-4F7D-86DB-00EF7BF15345 2C5B2A1E-65E3-4BB9-8E8E-C1AE5985A4A4 DFF4497B-E1AB-4B63-A6B5-DD6DAEF164C9 55DB22E3-9176-4EF8-A1E9-DA6F1F5143E2 98FDB8CB-04F4-4DB2-A584-8B42CABFD4CB 2C51DD35-F16D-49DF-9A2B-01FD63EBB172 FC5C0CAB-29EB-483F-8EED-4DF89FC994C2 B65A7CAD-40E3-44CD-A559-0E49CC16917C This project will be pic heavy as I want to document a lot of what has to be done to bring this one back to life. Hope you guys like this one 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Thommo 1217 Posted March 19, 2019 Sure do Kym, I can see some peroxide whitening coming into play again here ! 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 19, 2019 8 hours ago, Thommo said: Sure do Kym, I can see some peroxide whitening coming into play again here ! Absolutely mate, gonna be a challenge in itself, some of the nylon is discoloured more than others, and even more discolouring on the same part. I dont want to overdo it either, as the original nylon is far from white also, so yeah....challenging Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emory70 153 Posted March 20, 2019 Definitely following this. I've got a box with a couple A stamp cars and an early truck. A friend got the urge to restore a couple, but was kicked in the gut when the rereleased cars came out. He practically gave them to me a couple years ago 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 20, 2019 4 hours ago, emory70 said: Definitely following this. I've got a box with a couple A stamp cars and an early truck. A friend got the urge to restore a couple, but was kicked in the gut when the rereleased cars came out. He practically gave them to me a couple years ago That’s great, let me know if you need any tips, or want to offload the truck Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 20, 2019 THese ball cups are one of the key identifiers that this car is an early one, unfortunately some have already been replaced over the years with what look like Tamiya items. I will be utilising all of the original cups where I can, and then using “period correct” Dubro captured ball ends in the other spots 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 21, 2019 Disassembly has been completed, checking for issues as I’ve gone along [/url Front shock tower has a fracture and will need repairing Another repair required, front wheel cracked 6 gear transmission stripped down, and some bevel gears will need to be obtained Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 21, 2019 The chassis tub and parts have been cleaned and are ready, and some hardware has been “de rusted” and coated in WD40 The light shade of gold is another “early kit” sign 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 24, 2019 Fairly slow progress on this one, currently sourcing some period correct parts to replace what’s damaged beyond repairable to a satisfactory standard, everything has been stripped now and cleaned, still some whitening to happen to components (running out of natural UV light ) updates to follow 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 28, 2019 Whitening of parts has been completed, there’s still some slight discolouration on some parts, particularly the gear case halves but as this will be a survivor built with most of its original parts where possible, I don’t think it’ll look too bad once complete The colour pretty well matches my new built classic, so I’m satisfied I didn’t “overdo” it 6 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted March 30, 2019 Wheels and original tyres restored. These Goodyear tyres are extremely rare and again point to this being an early edition kit And shocks rebuilt 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted April 5, 2019 I’ve got some period correct replacement parts coming to me that will delay the commencement of the build as per the manual, so I decided I’d get the “6 gear” transmission assembled This assembly is the diff, it looks like a slipper, but isn’t The whole assembly together has 3 gears each side of the spine plate, hence being known as the 6 gear transmission, later replaced with the “stealth” transmission which is essentially what every later rear mounted motor 2wd buggy has utilised Ready to bolt onto the chassis I’ve also assembled the front and rear upper links, utilising all of the very early round bodied ball cups that I had with the car, the steering links will be built using Dubro captured ball ends 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted April 15, 2019 Not sure which motor I’m going to use yet, I have an earlier and a couple later AE Motors that I’ve accumulated over the years. The earlier is a closed end bell that I believe AE used in their early RC12 Pan cars, and the later are “Cadillac” address Reedy Motors, one a Modified, and one a NIP stock Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted April 16, 2019 The replacement screws I have been waiting for from an enthusiast in the USA arrived today, so after work I was able to start rebuilding the chassis. I still need to get hold of some steering links to rebuild the steering system. Heres some pics of the rebuild, remembering that this is fully original with no new parts, just a clean and tidy up. The nose plate is the first step in the manual, I’ve been waiting for these long screws as the original ones were stripped out in the heads The front suspension components are next As I’d already assemble the 6 gear transmission, the rear end went together very quickly Front and rear together Shocks and wheels on Compared to how this thing looked when I started, I’m pretty happy with how it’s coming along, I plan on getting the body painted this Easter weekend hopefully 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted April 19, 2019 Home alone today, and after getting the chores done that my wife left me with , I attached the Protech body for the Edinger, I’ve been struggling with what colour to do this thing (I didn’t want to do the “camel” yellow traditional box art). I looked through what PS paints I have and pulled out white, Metallic Blue and Gunmetal. Then I grabbed the Tamiya masking tape and this is the end result Next to do is the Spot lights and driver figure, and then to finish off the chassis with electrics, motor and steering components (that I still need to buy) 9 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Kevin_Mc 411 Posted April 19, 2019 For having “just thrown” some paint at that it looks immense. Well done on saving a classic 👍🏻 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted April 19, 2019 Driver, window nets and Spotties done 5 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted April 21, 2019 Installed old school Futaba Servo And RX, and manufactured a steering linkage as per the manual, even found a round servo horn like what was used originally 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted April 22, 2019 Tracked down the nip parts required to remanufacture the front sway bar, just need them to arrive to get it sorted. And as this is nearing completion, I started thinking about my next project 1 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted April 27, 2019 Picked up the Dubro captured ball ends that are true to period correct hop ups that were used on these back in the day. The modern ones are a little bit more “heavy duty” and required shortening to match what were used back in the day (you can see the differences in the pic below) Here is the completed steering system, now just the sway bar to go before I can call this done 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted May 1, 2019 My sway bar parts came in, assembled everything and decided I wasn’t happy with the black set screws used to joint the two ball ends, they are quite translucent. Pulled them apart, grabbed some 2-56 screws (these are imperial hardware) screwed them into one of the ball cups, then cut the heads off with the dremel, am much happier with the final result Before: After: 3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mtbkym01 4008 Posted May 4, 2019 A quick sample of the next project on the list 2 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites